Gin bottle
Dublin Core
Title
Gin bottle
Subject
Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology: Merchandising
Description
Dutch stoneware bottle originally containing gin. Light tan, wheel-thrown ceramic bottle. Bottle has tall cylindrical body with short neck. Mouth and most of neck covered with lead foil impressed with a circular seal reading "WYNAND FOCKINK AMSTERDAM" around a nine-petal flower. A wide yet short handle is affixed to one shoulder. Inscribed on the opposing shoulder is an oval seal reading "AMSTERDAMSCHE" around a lion. About one inch above the base, the word "AMSTERDAM" is stamped into clay.
Source
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Date
ca. 1865
Rights
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, FWS
Relation
https://skfb.ly/OHMP
Format
Dimensions:
Height: 27.6 cm; Diameter: 8.7 cm
Height: 27.6 cm; Diameter: 8.7 cm
Material:
Stoneware
Stoneware
Identifier
DESO 1563_4
Coverage
Excavated from Steamboat Bertrand, cargo
Files
Citation
“Gin bottle,” The Steamboat Bertrand Collection: Select Artifacts, accessed April 25, 2024, https://thebertrand.omeka.net/items/show/9.